American demands that Russia withdraw its forces from Crimea are hypocritical and doomed to fail, a local politician has said, claiming that such a move would be the equivalent of the US pulling its soldiers out of Alaska. Yefim Fiks, a member of the State Council of Crimea, told RIA …
Read More »Don’t expect this week’s talks in Alaska to break any ice between Beijing and Washington – here’s why
Today senior US and Chinese officials are meeting for the first time under the Biden administration in Alaska, but the welcome is likely to be as cold as the weather in Anchorage. Both sides have a long list of grievances and demands as a prerequisite for any improvements in relations, …
Read More »Top Biden admin officials to meet Chinese delegation in Alaska for first Washington-Beijing talks of his presidency
The US officials are scheduled to “discuss a range of issues” with China’s Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs Yang Jiechi and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, a short statement issued by the State Department said on Wednesday, without providing any further details about the upcoming …
Read More »Scientists may have discovered Alaska’s own Yellowstone ‘supervolcano’
Diana Roman of the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, DC and her colleagues are due to present their research at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2020 Fall Meeting. Their analyses of the seismicity, localized geology, structure, and thermal and gas emissions of Mount Cleveland and five similar-sized volcanoes in …
Read More »7.5 magnitude earthquake hits off Alaska coast, triggering tsunami warning
The quake was registered some 55 miles (90km) south of Sand Point, Alaska on Monday, at a depth of nearly 25 miles (40km). The National Weather Service announced a tsunami warning for residents in South Alaska and the Alaska Peninsula soon after the jolt, but said the risk level is still being …
Read More »Israel experienced the Alaska missile defense system to intercept missiles in space
The Israeli defense Ministry held in Alaska successful test of the Hetz missile-3 to intercept ballistic missiles outside the atmosphere. The tests were conducted on Kodiak island, since not all features can be tested in Israel. 10 days of tests, the system made three successful intercept targets, writes the Jerusalem …
Read More »The “triangle of Alaska”: a mysterious place, frightening all the tourists. Photo
In this area of Alaska has disappeared more people than anywhere else in the world. Why Alaska went missing almost two times more people than live there? Local search and rescue teams conduct hundreds of operations every year, but rarely find signs of people, living or dead. Like these people …
Read More »China has signed a multibillion-dollar LNG contract with Alaska
Three of the state Corporation of China signed on Thursday an agreement with the government of Alaska and the company’s Alaska Gasline Development Corp. (AGDC) on the implementation on the territory of the U.S. state of projects for liquefied natural gas (LNG) at $43 billion. On the Chinese side, the …
Read More »John Bernthal on posters of the Thriller “Death in Alaska”
The film attracted critics who call it one of the best thrillers of 2017. Also called fit neo-Noir and neo-Western. And they say that John Bernal, new Punisher, given there amazing acting. This film is called “Sweet Virginia”, but in Russia he is known as “Death in Alaska” because… why …
Read More »Alaska dvohsotkilohramovi seal staged emergency at the airport
He blocked with his body the runway. The plane could not land due to lying on the runway because of the seal. While trying to land, the pilot asked the Manager the opportunity to go on the second circle, located on the runway of another local airport. Airport workers decided …
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